Video captured by a resident the day after the hurricane shows a crew already working at Mayor Adrian Petrila's home.

Incumbent St. Pete Beach Mayor Adrian Petrila is the top fundraiser in a race against challenger Scott Tate, but only barely.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Barrier Islands are turning to President Donald Trump for help. They're sending a letter in unity in hopes of helping their communities rebuild. “It's been a very long four ...

In May 2019, Stories From The Eastern West's producer Monika Proba headed to Romania to interview people from the former mining town Petrila. She learned how it went from the most important mining ...

Mayor Adrian Petrila wants to charge tourists a small fee to enter St. Pete Beach. He says it could raise millions to fix roads, sewers and stormwater systems without raising taxes. Commissioners have ...

The Sirata Beach Resort expansion was already a hot topic. Then four city commissioners resigned. Now there’s a request to recuse the mayor. St. Pete Beach Mayor Adrian Petrila, shown during a ...

St. Pete Beach Mayor Adrian Petrilawants to toll tourists driving into St. Pete Beachto help the city pay for what he says are$200 millionin infrastructure needs. Hurricanes Milton and Helene made it ...

The Petrila mine operated from 1859 until 2015, and at its peak extracted 1.2 million tonnes of coal per year using 55,000 workers, in Petrila, Romania, October 2023. Photo: Malgorzata ...